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Benson Boone and RAYE join 2024 Global Citizen Festival lineup

Lifestyle

Benson Boone and RAYE join 2024 Global Citizen Festival lineup

Issued by OnPoint PR 29 Aug 2024

Source: Francesca Conradie.

Healthcare

Study revolutionises global TB treatment

28 Aug 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Healthcare

Mpox: No global lockdowns, emphasis on increased education, vigilance, airport screening and monitoring

Katja Hamilton 24 Aug 2024

SADC Tourism Alliance: Southern Africa remains low-risk for mpox

Tourism & Travel

SADC Tourism Alliance: Southern Africa remains low-risk for mpox

21 Aug 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Healthcare

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

21 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Emergent to donate 50,000 vaccine doses to address mpox outbreak in Africa

20 Aug 2024

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Healthcare

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Issued by CANSA 15 Aug 2024

Healthcare

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

15 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

The high cost of hope: How to budget for your fertility journey

13 Aug 2024

Healthcare

WHO: Governments urged to prioritise hepatitis testing, treatment

30 Jul 2024

Healthcare

Complementary medicine can get us closer to universal healthcare

Bianca De Canha 23 Jul 2024

Healthcare

HIV drug trial shows injection twice-yearly 100% effective against infection

Linda-Gail Bekker 5 Jul 2024

Shattering stigma: Why drug rehabilitation centres are essential tools for a healthier society

Healthcare

Shattering stigma: Why drug rehabilitation centres are essential tools for a healthier society

Issued by SA Shares 4 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Congo authorities approve mpox vaccines to try to contain outbreak

1 Jul 2024

Source: Wikipedia.

Healthcare

South Africa reports new mpox cases; deaths rise to three

26 Jun 2024

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Lifestyle

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Jun 2024

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

Retail

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

13 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

GITEX Africa 2024: Parsys Telemedicine introduces its telemedicine station

3 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. The Ministry of Health of Ghana signing an MoU with AstraZeneca. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, director public health, Ghana Health Service; Winfred Ofosu, Ghana Health Service; Deepak Arora, country president, African Cluster, AstraZeneca, and Ruud Dobber, executive vice president, BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit, AstraZeneca.

Healthcare

Growth of AstraZeneca’s flagship health equity programme

3 Jun 2024

Healthcare

Caesarean births: South Africa’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre Van Niekerk 27 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Global health at risk: AHF warns against unfair WHO Pandemic Agreement

24 May 2024

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Healthcare

Caesarean births: SA’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay and Andre van Niekerk 7 May 2024

Measles - it’s a serious illness

Healthcare

Measles - it’s a serious illness

Issued by Bonitas 30 Apr 2024

Healthcare

SA firms urged to tackle indoor air quality

Lynne Kuter 25 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Gavi and Unicef welcome approval of new oral cholera vaccine

23 Apr 2024

Source: Life Healthcare.

Healthcare

New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the disease

Yvette Naudé 5 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Cape Town's Urban Health Programme: A resilient response to global health challenges

3 Apr 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

Healthcare

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development.

Healthcare

$94m injected into TB fight

25 Mar 2024

TB: Serious but curable

Healthcare

TB: Serious but curable

Issued by Bonitas 19 Mar 2024

Gary Feldman, Executive Head of Healthcare Consulting at NMG Benefits

HR & Management

5 ways companies can support employee mental health through EAPs

18 Mar 2024

Healthcare

Can the UN impose sanctions on SA? You bet it can… and One Health may be the tipping point

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2024

Key facts about cholera

Healthcare

Key facts about cholera

Issued by Bonitas 12 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Michael K. Obeng, chief executive officer and founder of Miko Pharma.

Healthcare

Miko Pharma drives $50m investment push to set up pharmaceutical plant in Ghana

29 Feb 2024

Healthcare

Cape Verde is the third African country to eliminate malaria: here’s how

Tiaan de Jager and Taneshka Kruger 5 Feb 2024

Pick n Pay recalls 3 peanut butter brands

Retail

Pick n Pay recalls 3 peanut butter brands

5 Feb 2024

Source: Unicef.

Healthcare

#WEF24: Burden of disease is escalating in Gaza

Katja Hamilton 17 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

SA v. Israel: Accusations spotlight "danger for the historically protected position of healthcare workers" worldwide

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2024

Healthcare

Mental Health Data Prize – Africa: Igniting innovation for enhanced mental health

28 Dec 2023

#BizTrends2024: The future of wellness: you are what you eat, sleep and move

Lifestyle

#BizTrends2024: The future of wellness: you are what you eat, sleep and move

Márcia Eugénio 16 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf As Covax closes on 31 December 2023, reflects on its successes and challenges in the bid to overcome inequity have underscored the clear need for the world to be better prepared the next time a viral threat with pandemic potential emerges

Healthcare

3 lessons from Covax as the organisation draws to a close

20 Dec 2023

Healthcare

South Africa defies WHO's health regulations

14 Dec 2023

Source: UNAids.

Healthcare

Kiara Health takes vital first step to making woman-controlled HIV prevention a reality

1 Dec 2023

Healthcare

Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help

6 Nov 2023

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Agriculture

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf Ahmed El Hofy, general manager SA, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, examines how we navigate our work and personal spaces

HR & Management

#MentalHealth: How to navigate work and personal spaces

Ahmed El Hofy 24 Oct 2023

Source: Nobel Prize/Youtube

Healthcare

Nobel Prize for mRNA pioneers amid jab controversy

Katja Hamilton 6 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

India finds two more toxic syrups months after poisoning deaths

5 Oct 2023

5 reasons to prioritise safety for freight transport

Logistics & Transport

5 reasons to prioritise safety for freight transport

Pieter Vermeulen 4 Oct 2023